The opinion of the court was delivered by: Ronald L. Ellis, United States Magistrate Judge

OPINION AND ORDER

I. INTRODUCTION

On May 17, 2001, plaintiff Mitsui Marine and Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. ("Mitsui"), filed a complaint as insurer and subrogee for Sharp Electronics Corporation ("Sharp") against Nankai Travel International Company, Inc., NTI (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Nankai Transportation International (USA), Inc., and Nankai Transportation International (HK), Co., Ltd. (collectively, "Nankai") to recover loss and damages under the Warsaw Convention On April 5, 2002, Nankai filed a third-party complaint against United Air Lines, Inc., Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. and Hyper Trucking, Inc. ("Hyper"). On June 20, 2002, Nankai filed the instant motion to transfer this action to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) "on the grounds that this litigation has no connection to New York and transfer will be for the convenience of parties and witnesses and in the interest of justice." See Nankai Notice of Motion at 2. On the same day, third-party defendants Hyper filed a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, or, in the alternative, to transfer venue to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. For the reasons set forth below, Nankai's motion is GRANTED, and Hyper's motion is therefore moot.

There is no dispute in this case that Mitsui's claims could have been brought in the Northern District of Illinois. See Reply Affidavit of Joseph P. Minasi ("Minasi Reply Aff.") at ¶ 6. Other factors to consider include: "(1) the plaintiff's original choice of forum, (2) the locus of the operative facts, (3) the convenience and relative means of the parties, (4) the convenience of the witnesses, (5) the availability of process to compel the attendance of witnesses, (6) the location of physical evidence, including documents, (7) the relative familiarity of the courts with the applicable law, and (8) the interests of justice." Royal & Sunalliance v. British Airways, 167 F. Supp.2d 573, 576 (S.D.N.Y. 2001). Analysis of these factors leads this Court to conclude that transfer of this case to the Northern District of Illinois is warranted.

B. Relevant Factors

1. Plaintiff's Choice of Forum

"A plaintiff's choice of venue is entitled to significant consideration and will not be disturbed unless other factors weigh strongly in favor of transfer." Royal & Sunalliance, 167 F. Supp.2d at 576. "However, a plaintiff's choice of forum is given less weight where the case's operative facts have little connection with the chosen forum." TM Claims, 143 F. Supp.2d at 404 (citations omitted). Mitsui is a Japanese corporation "with an office and place of business" in New York. See Complaint at ¶ 2. Other than that, there appears to be no other nexus to New York as described below. This factor is not controlling.

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